Mallard, KathyHawk's Bird and Photo Blog

San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

It’s springtime at the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in Merced County. Katherine and I visited recently in the hopes of seeing some tanagers.

Katherine and I revisited Neary Lagoon after the City had cut back some of the tule. The boardwalks over the lagoon were now all open again.

And liking it! The hardcover version, that is.

At the Four Mile Beach Lagoon.

More common than you might think.

Interaction between birds.

Birds taking off, in flight and landing.

And why have I never heard of it before?

Better known as Dabbling Ducks. And more accurately a subfamily (of Ducks, Geese and Swans).